Jaguars assistant Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach major Amerin men's pro sports to publicly e out as gay, tellg he ma the cisn bee he didn't want to hi who he is any longer.
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- IS FROZEN 2 THE FIRST DISNEY MOVIE WH AN OPENLY GAY LEAD?
- DISNEY NOW HAS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNY TO CONFIRM ELSA'S GAY INTY - INSI THE MAGIC
- DISNEY GETS IT'S FIRST GAY PRCE WH "FROZEN" STAR JONATHAN {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY DAN AVERYNOVEMBER 27, 2013/10:02 AMBY DAN AVERYNOVEMBER 27, 2013 / 10:02 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"DISNEY GETS IT'S FIRST GAY PRCE WH \"FROZEN\" STAR JONATHAN GROFF","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-11-27T15:02:01.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-11-27T15:02:01.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NEIL PATRICK HARRIS MAY SEEM LIKE A DISNEY CHARACTER E TO LIFE, BUT THE PANY'S ANIMATED STUD HAS NEVER HIRED AN OUT GAY ACTOR TO VOICE ONE OF S DASHG MALE LEADS UNTIL NOW, AS JONATHAN GROFF STEPS UP TO GIVE LIFE TO KRISTOFF DISNEY'S FROZEN, WHICH IS OPENG TODAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KRISTOFF IS A RECLIVE MOUNTA MAN, WH ONLY HIS REER SVEN TO KEEP HIM PANY, UNTIL HE'S PAIRED WH REBELL PRCS ANNA (KRISTEN BELL) TO EE THEIR KGDOM OM ETERNAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"HE'S NOT LIKE YOUR TYPIL, SKNY-LEGGED JEANS, DISNEY PRCE," GROFF TELLS OUT OF HIS CHARACTER. "HE’S A LTLE THICKER, HE’S GOT MY THIGHS. AND THAT WAS BEFORE THEY KNEW I WAS ST ALREADY—MAYBE THAT’S HOW I GOT ST?!?” {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OF URSE, GROFF HAS BEEN A DISNEY KID SCE WAY BACK: “ALADD ME AT THE RIGHT TIME FOR ME; WHEN I WAS A LTLE BOY, AND YOU HAD THIS SCRAPPY, LEADG MAN THAT WAS FUNNY AND ADVENTURO," HE RELLS. “GROWG UP, I ED TO BE ALONE MY BEDROOM ACTG OUT DISNEY CHARACTERS AND DOG THE JOB IS THE SAME THG, EXCEPT THIS TIME, ’S ACTUALLY FOR A DISNEY MOVIE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GROFF'S STAR HAS BEEN ON THE RISE SCE HE APPEARED ON GLEE AS A LOVE TERT FOR SPRG AWAKENG -STAR LEA MICHELE. HE APPEARED THE SHORT-LIVED BLE SERI BOSS AND JANUARY SE THE PREMIERE OF LOOKG, HIS UPG HBO SHOW ABOUT A CIRCLE OF YOUNG GAY MEN NAVIGATG 21ST CENTURY SAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT MIGHT SEEM LIKE A REAL LEAP FOR AN ACTOR BUT GROFF SISTS THERE'S PARALLELS BETWEEN THE TWO PROJECTS: "WE IMPROV-ED A LOT ON FROZEN, TRYG TO KEEP THGS ALIVE AND KEEP THGS REAL, AND WE CERTALY TRY TO DO THAT EVERY DAY ON [THE LOOKG] SET. TRYG TO KEEP THGS ALIVE, KEEP THGS REAL.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FROZEN OPENS NOVEMBER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
IS FROZEN 2 THE FIRST DISNEY MOVIE WH AN OPENLY GAY LEAD?
movie wh an openly gay won't reveal anythg about the plot of the animated sequel, which opens the US and UK on Friday and Atralia Nov.
DISNEY NOW HAS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNY TO CONFIRM ELSA'S GAY INTY - INSI THE MAGIC
Disney's first official gay character appeared the 2017 live-actn remake of Bety and the Beast, which LeFou (Josh Gad) has a csh on Gaston (Le Evans) and danc wh another man. Disney AnimatnMeanwhile, Jack Whehall is set to play the first major Disney character to be explicly gay the upg Jungle Cise, which opens July 2020.
I'm nstantly ridiculed and lled gay (when actualy I'm asexual) bee I'm a 25 year old male who is obssed wh Frozen! The ia of Elsa beg gay was further enhanced after Disney Animatn released the Frozen 2 trailer durg Pri month 2019, wh the sequel self suggtg a potential future relatnship between Elsa and Honeymaren (Rachel Matthews).
While Disney didn’t exprsly nfirm Elsa’s LGBTQ+ inty the Frozen anchise, the Queer-dg led fans to believe she was gay. There has been a shift, though, Disney animatn, as the stud announced that the upg Strange World (2023) will feature Disney’s first openly gay teen romance.
DISNEY GETS IT'S FIRST GAY PRCE WH "FROZEN" STAR JONATHAN {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY DAN AVERYNOVEMBER 27, 2013/10:02 AMBY DAN AVERYNOVEMBER 27, 2013 / 10:02 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"DISNEY GETS IT'S FIRST GAY PRCE WH \"FROZEN\" STAR JONATHAN GROFF","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-11-27T15:02:01.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-11-27T15:02:01.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NEIL PATRICK HARRIS MAY SEEM LIKE A DISNEY CHARACTER E TO LIFE, BUT THE PANY'S ANIMATED STUD HAS NEVER HIRED AN OUT GAY ACTOR TO VOICE ONE OF S DASHG MALE LEADS UNTIL NOW, AS JONATHAN GROFF STEPS UP TO GIVE LIFE TO KRISTOFF DISNEY'S FROZEN, WHICH IS OPENG TODAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KRISTOFF IS A RECLIVE MOUNTA MAN, WH ONLY HIS REER SVEN TO KEEP HIM PANY, UNTIL HE'S PAIRED WH REBELL PRCS ANNA (KRISTEN BELL) TO EE THEIR KGDOM OM ETERNAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"HE'S NOT LIKE YOUR TYPIL, SKNY-LEGGED JEANS, DISNEY PRCE," GROFF TELLS OUT OF HIS CHARACTER. "HE’S A LTLE THICKER, HE’S GOT MY THIGHS. AND THAT WAS BEFORE THEY KNEW I WAS ST ALREADY—MAYBE THAT’S HOW I GOT ST?!?” {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OF URSE, GROFF HAS BEEN A DISNEY KID SCE WAY BACK: “ALADD ME AT THE RIGHT TIME FOR ME; WHEN I WAS A LTLE BOY, AND YOU HAD THIS SCRAPPY, LEADG MAN THAT WAS FUNNY AND ADVENTURO," HE RELLS. “GROWG UP, I ED TO BE ALONE MY BEDROOM ACTG OUT DISNEY CHARACTERS AND DOG THE JOB IS THE SAME THG, EXCEPT THIS TIME, ’S ACTUALLY FOR A DISNEY MOVIE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GROFF'S STAR HAS BEEN ON THE RISE SCE HE APPEARED ON GLEE AS A LOVE TERT FOR SPRG AWAKENG -STAR LEA MICHELE. HE APPEARED THE SHORT-LIVED BLE SERI BOSS AND JANUARY SE THE PREMIERE OF LOOKG, HIS UPG HBO SHOW ABOUT A CIRCLE OF YOUNG GAY MEN NAVIGATG 21ST CENTURY SAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT MIGHT SEEM LIKE A REAL LEAP FOR AN ACTOR BUT GROFF SISTS THERE'S PARALLELS BETWEEN THE TWO PROJECTS: "WE IMPROV-ED A LOT ON FROZEN, TRYG TO KEEP THGS ALIVE AND KEEP THGS REAL, AND WE CERTALY TRY TO DO THAT EVERY DAY ON [THE LOOKG] SET. TRYG TO KEEP THGS ALIVE, KEEP THGS REAL.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FROZEN OPENS NOVEMBER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
Neil Patrick Harris may seem like a Disney character e to life, but the pany's animated stud has never hired an out gay actor to voice one of s dashg male leads until now, as Jonathan Groff steps up to give life to Kristoff Disney's Frozen, which is openg today natnwi. He appeared the short-lived ble seri Boss and January se the premiere of Lookg, his upg HBO show about a circle of young gay men navigatg 21st century San might seem like a real leap for an actor but Groff sists there's parallels between the two projects: "We improv-ed a lot on Frozen, tryg to keep thgs alive and keep thgs real, and we certaly try to do that every day on [the Lookg] set. -- Jaguars assistant strength and ndng ach Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach major Amerin men's profsnal sports to publicly e out as gay, tellg he ma the cisn bee he didn't want to hi who he is any longer and to possibly spire others siar 's a cisn and move that drew praise and support om owner Shad Khan, who was a vol and emphatic supporter of a cy ordance that expand protectns on the grounds of sexual orientatn, genr inty and genr exprsn.
Outsi lebacker Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player to e out as gay and to play a game Associated Prs ntributed to this report.